Dorothy Ashley-Cooper (née Manners), Countess of Shaftesbury
1 portrait by Richard Tompson
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Dorothy Ashley-Cooper (née Manners), Countess of Shaftesbury
published by Richard Tompson, after Sir Peter Lely
mezzotint, late 17th century
13 1/4 in. x 10 in. (337 mm x 255 mm) plate size
Given by the daughter of compiler William Fleming MD, Mary Elizabeth Stopford (née Fleming), 1931
Reference Collection
NPG D30541
Sitterback to top
- Dorothy Ashley-Cooper (née Manners), Countess of Shaftesbury (died 1698), Wife of 2nd Earl of Shaftesbury; daughter of 8th Earl of Rutland. Sitter in 3 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Sir Peter Lely (1618-1680), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 843 portraits, Sitter in 19 portraits.
- Richard Tompson (died 1693), Publisher, printseller, auctioneer and dealer. Artist or producer associated with 116 portraits, Sitter in 2 portraits.
Events of 1670back to top
Current affairs
Charles II mistress, Barbara Villiers, is created Duchess of Cleveland and granted Nonsuch Palace including its sizeable grounds.Actress and royal mistress, Nell Gwyn, gives birth to Charles II's son, Charles, who would later become, Duke of St. Albans.
Art and science
Tragicomedy, The Forc'd Marriage, by Aphra Behn, staged by the Duke's Company, starts Behn's career as a professional writer. The writer may have been a royalist spy towards the end of the interregnum.Poet laureate, John Dryden, is made historiographer royal, a post he would hold for nearly 20 years.
International
Terms of a secret treaty between Charles II and Louis XIV are brought by Henrietta, Duchess of Orleans during a visit to Dover; upon England supplying the majority of military power for a war against Holland and Charles's official conversion to Catholicism, France would assist financially.Comments back to top
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